Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Lusaka Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Lusaka

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 12.3% cheaper than Lusaka without rent, and 19.3% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Medellin is 0.8% more expensive than Lusaka without rent, and 5.3% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.14 COP 22.1K

$7.23 ZMW 138

-15.08%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$33.05 COP 119.0K

$24.83 ZMW 475

33.11%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.32 COP 26.4K

$3.68 ZMW 70.4

98.91%

Cappuccino

$1.66 COP 5,971

$1.99 ZMW 38.11

-16.58%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.10 COP 3,977

$0.72 ZMW 13.85

52.78%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.78 COP 2,815

$0.34 ZMW 6.50

129.41%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.71 COP 6,172

$0.92 ZMW 17.66

85.87%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.17 COP 11.4K

$1.74 ZMW 33.24

82.18%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.11 COP 4,002

$1.32 ZMW 25.17

-15.91%

White Bread (500g)

$1.31 COP 4,707

$0.73 ZMW 14.02

79.45%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.38 COP 4,967

$1.60 ZMW 30.67

-13.75%

Eggs

$2.22 COP 7,989

$1.84 ZMW 35.25

20.65%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.34 COP 15.6K

$7.70 ZMW 147

-43.64%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.80 COP 20.9K

$3.98 ZMW 76.1

45.73%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.98 COP 32.3K

$4.74 ZMW 90.7

89.45%

Apples (1kg)

$2.26 COP 8,143

$2.48 ZMW 47.52

-8.87%

Banana (1kg)

$1.11 COP 4,013

$1.67 ZMW 31.91

-33.53%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.46 COP 5,271

$2.80 ZMW 53.5

-47.86%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.37 COP 4,916

$1.17 ZMW 22.40

17.09%

Potato (1kg)

$1.11 COP 3,999

$1.89 ZMW 36.17

-41.27%

Onion (1kg)

$1.16 COP 4,188

$1.36 ZMW 26.09

-14.71%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 COP 3,202

$0.94 ZMW 17.92

-5.32%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.87 COP 3,116

$0.48 ZMW 9.17

81.25%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.35 COP 8,473

$2.53 ZMW 48.34

-7.11%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.86 COP 39.1K

$8.07 ZMW 154

34.57%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.20 COP 4,319

$1.13 ZMW 21.61

6.19%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.48 COP 8,923

$1.53 ZMW 29.26

62.09%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.79 COP 2,835

$1.00 ZMW 19.17

-21.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.77 COP 146.8K

$38.65 ZMW 739

5.49%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.42 COP 5,124

$2.73 ZMW 52.2

-47.99%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.91 COP 6,882

$1.13 ZMW 21.63

69.03%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.65 COP 27.5K

$8.99 ZMW 172

-14.91%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.97 COP 3,481

$1.23 ZMW 23.50

-21.14%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$18.1K COP 65.2M

$8,140 ZMW 155.7K

122.33%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$26.3K COP 94.7M

$28.5K ZMW 544.9K

-7.63%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$81.3 COP 292.8K

$92.9 ZMW 1,778

-12.50%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$9.63 COP 34.7K

$53.1 ZMW 1,016

-81.87%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$24.36 COP 87.7K

$126 ZMW 2,402

-80.60%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$26.02 COP 93.7K

$45.23 ZMW 865

-42.47%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.92 COP 68.1K

$13.75 ZMW 263

37.60%

Cinema Ticket

$3.89 COP 14.0K

$4.27 ZMW 81.6

-8.90%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$304 COP 1.1M

$175 ZMW 3,349

73.76%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,902 COP 21.3M

$9,583 ZMW 183.3K

-38.42%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.7 COP 211.3K

$18.74 ZMW 358

213.13%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.48 COP 116.9K

$17.19 ZMW 329

88.95%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$102 COP 366.3K

$85.8 ZMW 1,642

18.56%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 COP 389.4K

$73.9 ZMW 1,414

46.38%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$474 COP 1.7M

$222 ZMW 4,251

113.42%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$371 COP 1.3M

$120 ZMW 2,299

208.48%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$848 COP 3.1M

$1,042 ZMW 19.9K

-18.61%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$716 COP 2.6M

$600 ZMW 11.5K

19.40%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,871 COP 10.3M

$1,997 ZMW 38.2K

43.78%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,375 COP 5.0M

$3,895 ZMW 74.5K

-64.69%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$542 COP 1.9M

$344 ZMW 6,576

57.53%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.43

-46.28%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Medellin: April 13, 2026

Last update for Lusaka: April 13, 2026

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